Born into slavery in Georgia by a mother feared for being a voodoo queen, Mary Ellen is sent off to New Orleans by the plantation owners' wife to secure her education and financial future, and finds her destiny in San Francisco.
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. GRP17038223
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Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 10074299-75
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Artikel-Nr. 12552766-6
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Artikel-Nr. G0970017413I4N10
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Anbieter: Paradox Books USA, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket - 3/4 cream paper over boards with gold lettering stamped on gold cloth spine. Matte illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. 588 pages, with historical chronology, bibliography, index of illustrations. Stated1st Edition, 1st Printing (no remainder mark). Flat signed by the author under his name on title page. CONDITION: Book AS NEW, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; DJ AS NEW, faint edge wear, not clipped. A signed first edition in near perfect condition. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy. Signed by Author(s). Artikel-Nr. 001778
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Anbieter: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFine. Artikel-Nr. ld10912
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Anbieter: TXHI, Citrus Heights, CA, USA
Pale Truth (2000), by Daniel Alef, is a 588-page historical fiction novel that follows Mary Ellen, a light-skinned, highly educated former slave with multicolored eyes, who moves to San Francisco during the 1849 Gold Rush. This book is in fine condition. Artikel-Nr. 06042601
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Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
Zustand: FINE. First printing. The first book in the author's California Chronicles. "In 1849, San Francisco"s gold fever sparked an unprecedented maelstrom of opportunity that drew the eccentric, corrupt, powerful and cunning from every corner of the known world. In the eye of this Midas storm comes an unusual woman form the South" - Mary Ellen Pleasant, born into slavery, but in San Francisco she achieved political and financial power and used that to support the cause of abolition. INSCRIBED on the title page. Illustrated. Includes author's afterword, a timeline of California history, bibliography and a preview of the second book in the series. 588 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Book of the Year Award Winner, Foreword Magazine, sticker on front cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Artikel-Nr. 85931
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